Title:- Indescribable, Uncontainable and Completely Unstoppable
Genesis 50:20-24 And Joseph said to his brethren, “I am dying; but God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob".
Surely there was no one more qualified to speak such a certain and faithful word as Joseph did in today’s text? However,
Joseph, dreamer of dreams, viewer of visions and well beloved of his father, was nonetheless hated by his brothers and sold as a slave by the people he longed to have love him. Imagine that!To compound the horror even further, he was then falsely accused of rape and imprisoned for years, only to be left rotting in a dungeon, finally it seemed, forgotten by everyone, even God! Then, maybe as far as Joseph was concerned; after far too many years, God moved into action placing him second in command of the then greatest nation on the planet. God through Joseph would save millions of people from starvation and preserve and restore one of the most dysfunctional families in history, from which, God would also grow a nation that would follow Him and give birth to the promised Messiah, Jesus, the Saviour of the world. What a story!
May I then paraphrase Joseph’s summary of all he had seen under the sun during his long sojourn among us? Here it is: “I am dying, I am leaving the scene. So what! I have learned and truly know, that no matter what may happen, what God has promised to do, He will accomplish. God is faithful, indescribable, uncontainable and completely unstoppable! He will fulfill His faithful word to you.”
So let me ask you my friend today, “What promises has God made to you in the years gone by? What mountains of mess, what swamps of sewage, what cold hearted indifference, what ingrained indolence and tight-fisted rebellion now seem to stand in the way of the fulfillment of His words to you?” As you look, as you consider, let God’s Spirit blow upon the dying flame of your lost confidence today. Believe dear friend; believe what He told you in all the years gone by! For is anything too wonderful for the Lord? No of course not! God is able and intent, yes and intent, on fulfilling all of His promises toward you. So today, dwell upon the unstoppable purposes of Jesus the Christ, in and over your life this year. If he can do it for Joseph, he can most surely do it for you.
Listen: - All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, “What have You done?” Daniel 4:35
Pray: - Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come. In me, this coming year O Lord, please fulfill all Your seeming long lost promises made to me and those redundant dead end purposes which might cul-de-sac my life right now, in Jesus name I pray, amen!
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